Hi. My friends and I have always loved ping pong and I have though of a way to make it better. I am somewhat new to programming and designing, but I am looking to start off by building a light up ping pong table. the design would feature( or would like to) when the ball hits the table that spot would then light up. Then as the ball gets hit back and forth more spots would get lit up until someone scores then someone would press a button to reset the table. if the ball would hit the same spot more than once that spot would change to a different colour depending how many times it has hit. my first idea would be to use a lot of button or push sensitive switches. I figured since the ball would be constantly moving a moment sensitive system or inferred system might not be the best idea. I have the design set up for the structure of the table, but I am looking for help on the best sensors/ diodes to use and program to set up with it. I am still in high school but I know that I want to be an engineering teacher.
Thank you.